Back to Top

How is the CSO doing?

Your feedback can help us improve and enhance our services to the public. Tell us what matters to you in our online Customer Satisfaction Survey.

 Skip navigation

Consumer Price Index June 2025

Consumer prices rose by 1.8% over the 12 months to June 2025

Online ISSN: 2009-5767
CSO statistical release, , 11am

Key Findings

  • The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 1.8% between June 2024 and June 2025, up from an annual increase of 1.7% in the 12 months to May 2025.

  • Excluding energy and unprocessed food, the CPI grew by 2.0% in the 12 months to June 2025.

  • The divisions with the largest increases in the 12 months to June 2025 were Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages (+4.6%) and Recreation & Culture (+3.5%).

  • The divisions to record the largest declines when compared with June 2024 were Clothing & Footwear (-2.3%) and Transport (-2.0%).

  • Consumer prices rose by 0.5% in the month between May 2025 and June 2025.

  • The divisions with the largest growth in the month were Recreation & Culture (+3.6%) and Transport (+1.2%).

  • The divisions with the largest declines in the month were Clothing & Footwear (-0.5%) and Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco (-0.4%).

Statistician's Comment

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (10 July 2025) published the Consumer Price Index (CPI) June 2025.

Commenting on the release, Anthony Dawson, Statistician in the Prices Division, said: “Today’s release of the CPI shows that prices for consumer goods and services in June 2025 rose by 1.8% on average when compared with June 2024.

Annual Changes 

The most significant increases in the 12 months to June 2025 were seen in Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages (+4.6%) and Recreation & Culture (+3.5%). The annual change in Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages costs reflects a rise in prices across a range of products, such as beef & veal and butter.

Clothing & Footwear (-2.3%) and Transport (-2.0%) were the divisions to show the largest declines when compared with June 2024.

Monthly Changes

Consumer prices in June 2025 rose by 0.5% in the month compared with June 2024, when prices were up by 0.4% in the month. In June 2025, the most significant monthly price changes were in Recreation & Culture (+3.6%) and Transport (+1.2%). The increase in Recreation & Culture was due to higher prices for package holidays.

Clothing & Footwear (-0.5%) and Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco (-0.4%) were the divisions to show the largest declines when compared with May 2025.

It should be noted that these figures relate to the CPI. The Flash Estimate Press Statement published on 30 June 2025 related to the EU Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP).

(See Background Notes for differences between CPI and HICP)."

National Average Prices  

The National Average Prices for selected goods and services for June 2025 are also published today. The National Average Prices are compiled together with the CPI.

Commenting on the National Average Prices, Anthony Dawson said: “There were price increases in June 2025 for a pound of butter (+€1.10), Irish cheddar per kg (+95c), two litres of full fat milk (+27c), an 800g loaf of white sliced pan (+6c), and an 800g loaf of brown sliced pan (+5c). There was a reduction in the price of a 2.5kg bag of potatoes (-29c) while the price of spaghetti per 500g remained unchanged when compared with June 2024.”

The comprehensive list of items included in the National Average Prices and their monthly prices are available at: https://data.cso.ie/table/CPM12.

Headline Table and Graph

Figure 1 shows the development of the CPI and HICP over recent months. It also shows the recent difference between the CPI and HICP. This difference is primarily due to the fact the CPI includes mortgage interest whereas the HICP does not include mortgage interest.

CPI and HICP
 CPI HICP
 % monthly change % annual change % monthly change % annual change
Feb 20250.9 1.8 0.8 1.4
Mar 20250.7 2.0 0.7 1.8
Apr 20250.4 2.2 0.4 2.0
May 20250.0 1.7 0.0 1.4
Jun 20250.5 1.8 0.5 1.6
X-axis labelCPIHICP
Jun 20242.21.5
Jul 20242.21.5
Aug 20241.71.1
Sep 20240.70
Oct 20240.70.1
Nov 202410.5
Dec 20241.41
Jan 20251.91.7
Feb 20251.81.4
Mar 202521.8
Apr 20252.22
May 20251.71.4
Jun 20251.81.6

Annual and Monthly Price Changes

Prices on average, as measured by the CPI, were 1.8% higher in June 2025 compared with June 2024.

The most notable changes in the year were increases in Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages (+4.6%), Recreation & Culture (+3.5%), Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco (+3.0%) and Health (+2.7%). The divisions to show a decrease were Clothing & Footwear (-2.3%), Transport (-2.0%) and Furnishings, Household Equipment & Routine Household Maintenance (-0.6%).

Consumer Prices in June, as measured by the CPI, increased by 0.5% in the month. During June of last year, prices rose by 0.4% in the month. The most significant monthly price changes were increases in Recreation & Culture (+3.6%) and Transport (+1.2%). The largest decreases were recorded in Clothing & Footwear (-0.5%) and Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco (-0.4%).

Table 1 - Consumer Price Index (All Items)

Table 2 - Consumer Price COICOP Division Indices - June 2025

Contributions to the Overall CPI

Annual Change

Table 3 shows the contribution of each 2-digit COICOP1 division to the overall change in the CPI. A detailed breakdown of the individual components of each of the 12 COICOP divisions is presented in Tables 4 to 15.

The divisions which caused the largest upward percentage point (pp) contributions to the CPI in the year were Restaurants & Hotels (+0.50 pp), Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages (+0.46 pp), Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels (+0.32 pp) and Recreation & Culture (+0.29 pp).

The divisions to cause a downward contribution to the CPI in the year were Transport (-0.26 pp), Clothing & Footwear (-0.10 pp) and Furnishings, Household Equipment & Routine Household Maintenance (-0.03 pp).

The main factors contributing to the annual change were as follows:

  • Restaurants & Hotels increased primarily due to higher prices for alcoholic drinks and food consumed in licensed premises, restaurants, cafes etc. This increase was partially offset by a reduction in the cost of hotel accommodation.
  • Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages rose due to higher prices across a range of products such as meat, chocolate and milk, cheese & eggs. 
  • Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels increased primarily due to higher rents, and an increase in the cost of electricity. This increase was partially offset by a reduction in the price of liquid fuels (home heating oil).
  • Recreation & Culture rose mainly due to higher prices for recreational & sporting services, recording media and package holidays.
  • Transport decreased primarily due to lower prices for airfares, petrol and diesel. This reduction was partially offset by higher prices for the maintenance & repair of personal transport equipment.
  • Clothing & Footwear fell due to sales.
  • Furnishings, Household Equipment & Routine Household Maintenance decreased primarily due to lower prices for household textiles and furniture & furnishings.

1Classification of Individual Consumption by Purpose Adapted to the Needs of Harmonised Indices of Consumer Prices (2000).

Figure 2: Contribution of CPI COICOP Divisions to the Overall CPI Annual Percentage Change - June 2025

Monthly Change

The divisions which caused the largest upward percentage point contributions to the CPI in the month were Recreation & Culture (+0.31 pp) and Transport (+0.13 pp). The divisions which caused the largest downward percentage point contribution to the CPI in the month were Miscellaneous Goods & Services (-0.03 pp) and Furnishings, Household Equipment & Routine Household Maintenance (-0.02 pp).

The main factors contributing to the monthly change were as follows:

  • Recreation & Culture rose mainly due to higher prices for package holidays.
  • Transport increased primarily due to higher airfares.
  • Miscellaneous Goods & Services fell mainly due to lower prices for other appliances, articles and products for personal care.
  • Furnishings, Household Equipment & Routine Household Maintenance decreased primarily due to lower prices for furniture & furnishings.
Table 3 - Contributions to the change in the All Items CPI - June 2025

CPI sub-indices

Tables 4 to 15 detail all COICOP1 sub-indices of the CPI.

Table 2 and table 17 detail selected consumer price index sub-indices. The sub index for Services rose by 2.4% in the year to June, while Goods increased by 0.7%. Services, excluding mortgage interest repayments, increased by 2.5% in the year since June 2024.

The CPI excluding tobacco increased by 0.5% in the month of June and rose by 1.6% in the year. The CPI excluding mortgage interest rose by 0.5% in the month and increased by 1.8% in the year.

1Classification of Individual Consumption by Purpose Adapted to the Needs of Harmonised Indices of Consumer Prices (2000).

Table 4 - COICOP Division 01 Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages - June 2025

Table 5 - COICOP Division 02 Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco - June 2025

Table 6 - COICOP Division 03 Clothing and Footwear - June 2025

Table 7 - COICOP Division 04 Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels - June 2025

Table 8 - COICOP Division 05 Furnishings, Household Equipment and Routine Household Maintenance - June 2025

Table 9 - COICOP Division 06 Health - June 2025

Table 10 - COICOP Division 07 Transport - June 2025

Table 11 - COICOP Division 08 Communications - June 2025

Table 12 - COICOP Division 09 Recreation and Culture - June 2025

Table 13 - COICOP Division 10 Education - June 2025

Table 14 - COICOP Division 11 Restaurants and Hotels - June 2025

Table 15 - COICOP Division 12 Miscellaneous Goods and Services - June 2025

Table 16 - Consumer Price Index Goods and Services by COICOP Division - June 2025

Table 17 - Consumer Price Index Subindices - June 2025

Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices

Prices on average, as measured by the EU Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), increased by 1.6% compared with June 2024.

Table 19 details the COICOP sub-indices for the HICP. The most notable changes in the year were increases in Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages (+4.4%), Recreation & Culture (+3.5%), Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco (+3.0%) and Health (+2.6%). There were decreases in Clothing & Footwear (-2.2%), Transport (-2.0%), Miscellaneous Goods & Services (-0.9%) and Furnishings, Household Equipment & Routine Household Maintenance (-0.6%).

The HICP increased by 0.5% in the month. This compares to an increase of 0.3% recorded in June of last year.

The most significant monthly price changes were increases in Recreation & Culture (+3.6%) and Transport (+1.2%). There were decreases in Clothing & Footwear (-0.5%) and Miscellaneous Goods & Services (-0.4%).

Table 18 - EU Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) - Ireland

Table 19 - EU Harmonised Consumer Price COICOP Division Indices - June 2025 Ireland

National Average Price

National Average Prices for selected goods and services for June 2025 are detailed in Table 20.

Looking at the National Average Prices of some staple items:

  • The national average price for bread (large (800g) white sliced pan) increased by 6 cents in the year to June 2025, while the same size brown sliced pan increased by 5 cents in the year.
  • Spaghetti per 500g was unchanged in the year, while the average price for 2.5kg of potatoes was down 29 cents.
  • The national average price of full fat milk per 2 litres was up 27 cents in the year, while butter per lb rose by 1 euro 10 cents and the average price of Irish cheddar per kg increased by 95 cents.
  • The national average price of a take-home 50cl can of lager at €2.41 was down 2 cents from June 2024, while a take-home 50cl can of cider at €2.71 was up 3 cents.
  • In June 2025, the national average price of a pint of stout in licensed premises was €6.07, up 27 cents in the year, while a pint of lager was €6.49, up 29 cents compared with June 2024.

National Average Price

National Average Prices for selected goods and services for June 2025 are detailed below

These prices are compared to the same product and service in June 2024. A full list of National Average Prices is detailed in Table 20.
Increase
6c
now €1.67
White Sliced Pan (800g)
No change
0c
now €1.45
Spaghetti (500g)
Decrease
29c
now €3.81
Bag of Potatoes (2.5kg)
Increase
27c
now €2.47
Milk - Full Fat (2L)
Increase
95c
now €11.34
Irish Cheddar Cheese (kg)
Increase
€1.10
now €4.83
Butter (lb/454g)
Table 20 - National Average Prices

Interactive Visualisation App

To calculate the percentage change in the CPI between two periods of time

Have your say in the CSO Customer Survey

Tell us what matters to you and help us improve our products and services.

Why you can Trust the CSO

Learn about our data and confidentiality safeguards, and the steps we take to produce statistics that can be trusted by all.